R.I.P. Leif Hamre, 93, Norwegian adventure writer (in Aug. 2007)

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1R2TSHB_enUS333&q=%22leif+hamre%22++forfatter&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
(in Norwegian)

http://tinyurl.com/ycjnkvx
(biography - English translation)

During WWII, he served in the Royal Norwegian Air Force and retired as
lieutenant colonel.

According to one source, he was nominated for the Hans Christian
Andersen Award in 1968.

WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:

Leap into Danger, Harcourt, 1959.

Edge of Disaster, Harcourt, 1960.

Perilous Wings, Harcourt, 1961.

Bruff Kontakt, Aschehoug & Co., 1965, published as Contact Lost,
Harcourt, 1967.

Operasjan Arktis, Aschehoug & Co., 1971, published as Operation
Arctic, Atheneum, 1973.

Fly uten Foerer, Aschehoug & Co., 1978.

Til borgen!, til borgen!, Aschehoug & Co. (Oslo, Norway), 1983.

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